A WORLD without God is a world that cannot have peace. Thus intoned Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) in reaction to the Paris bombing last week. And he appealed: “Pray for Paris. Pray for the victims and their grieving loved ones….

SELF-RELIANCE FOR PROTECTION MALASIQUI—A police community precinct in Barangay Gatang here that took a little over a year to build strictly from donations of barangay folks will be formally inaugurated next month. P/Supt. Armando Muena, chief of Malasiqui Police Station (MPS), said the new precinct, with a floor area of…

DAGUPAN City’s Waste-to-Worth project was cited during a press briefing conducted for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) week Friday. Trade Undersecretary Laura Del Rosario, chair of the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) for APEC, gave the city’s project as an example in her opening statement at the International Media Center when she discussed…

LINGAYEN– The federation of Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association (TODA) in the Second District recently organized TODA Rescue to assist the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in its campaign to disseminate information about new requirements and combat “fixing” in transactions with the agency. Effective this month, there are additional documentary requirements…

ALAMINOS CITY— Thanks to Scubasurero, the waters at the Hundred Islands National Park (HINP) are clearer and cleaner today. Scubasurero 2015, a project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region I through its Sustainable Coral Reef Ecosystems Management Program (SCREMP), was conducted in the city last week….

THERE is another way to ensure wellness and good health especially during the holidays – buy processed meat products, particularly ham, only from accredited establishments. A quick check on the list posted on the website of National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) will help. Dr. Eduardo Oblena, regional director of the…